Kraig Grayson

I was doing a search on the internet the other day and realized (not that I never knew before) that no two search engines provide the same results. That considered, it suddenly dawned on me the fact that there are literally thousands of search engines on the internet. I then decided to conduct a little search on the names of some of them.

The list I came across (there is more but I can’t list all) were as follows:

How much more do you know and use? How would you rate them? It is said Google is the best, followed by Yahoo! and then MSN Search. Do you feel the order is correct? I would say Google is number 1, especially since many of my sites are listed in Google, a few with number 1 positions based on search criteria. Don’t believe me? Well, run a search on Google for this blog by putting in my name: Kraig Grayson. What did you see? Told you!

Anyway, have a good one. Hope to write again soon.

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Indecision can be a hell of a thing. Why do I say this? Well, a few years back, when I never used to backup my important stuff, I lost all (well, most) of my important files when my hard drive crashed. I was so upset with myself that …. well, I can’t even describe how I really felt. It was an empty feeling. Imagine losing ALL of your important documents and files!

Of course, that never happened to me again! I immediately invested in a Zip Drive to backup my files. And, later as time went by I bought a CD Burner to make copies on CD and DVD. I even have a Flash Drive to do some minor backups of smaller files. All this underscores the importance of making copies of what you may consider important. All too often persons lose vital documents to ‘Mr. Crash’ or ‘Ms. Bad Sector’.

So, what options are there that are geared towards performing a backup of your files? I mentioned a few at the start, but here is a list that is not limited to the options stated here:

The time period between your backups is up to you. But my advice to you is: Backup each time you make major (even minor) changes to your files. And use software that will give you value for money. For example, Microsoft Backup is a powerful and easy-to-use utility to use. You can do research for others that you may be more comfortable with.

I can assure you that the small investment you make in a backup device will seem negligible to the hours of work you will save and all the heartache you will save yourself if you should end up losing your files for not backing them up. So, if you don’t have even one of these devices, please go out and get one today!

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Many people have gone the route of overclocking their processor for faster speeds. While this practice is not uncommon, if it is not done under the right conditions it can result in your procesor suddenly quitting on you.

A major factor that affects overclocking is the operating temperature. The faster the CPU is the greater the temperature. This simply means that if one chooses to overclock a CPU, you have to ensure that you have a good air flow through your case. As a matter of fact, the size of the fan that cools the processor will have to be increased to improve cooling on the CPU. The heat sink too needs to be large enough to handle the large heat dissipation in an effective manner.

Overclocking can be done in a number of ways. For example, some people hardwire certain pins on the CPU to achieve this feat. Others use software that tweak the BIOS (usually a 15% overclock is achieved) to increase the speed. Either way, consideration has to be given to the temperatures that can reached by the CPU and steps must be taken to keep the temperature in check.

My advice: BEFORE overclocking make sure to read up on it, paying special attention to the make of the processor (AMD, Intel, etc.) and the effective operating temperatures of each. Remember that overclocking reduces the life of your processor and it can fail without any warning, especially if temperatures are not kept in check.

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Have you realized, I mean really observed, that the smaller digital discs become is the more information they can hold? It is quite amazing how advances in technology have allowed us to carry around information in our shirt pockets. When we reflect on bygone times, one would have to have a large briefcase or some other gigantic carrying case to haul around small amounts of information from one place to another. It would be worst if one needed to travel with large amonuts of info. Can you imagine how much paper all that took up? Even the floppy disks at that time (remember the 5 1/4 discs?) were not easy to carry.

But now we can have all that data and information, and more, on a sincle CD or DVD or MiniDisc, or on microscopic chips! We are talking Gigabytes of space here. Then there is the ever trendy Flash Drive that fits right in your pocket. It seems too that the smaller cellular phones become is the more features they have and space constraints are minimal. We can watch movies, surf the internet, play music, send messages, use GPS, and on and on. Laptops and PC’s also have similar characteristics.

What new devices amaze you? If we all stop and consider where technology is headed, one day we may be able to insert a chip into our brains that can transmit and receive data and information without needing to hold a device in our hands! Our thoughts (and speech) could control the operation of the chip. Would you like one inserted into your brain?

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There are many viruses floating around now that can wreak havoc on your computer once it has been infected. It is important that everyone who surfs the internet have some form of Anti-virus software installed to combat and fight the viruses. Do you have one installed on your PC as you are reading this? If not, please obtain a copy of an Anti-virus software at the earliest possible time. Remember that some viruses can reside on your machine and not be immediately noticeable. This is because many of them slowly eat away at your files (usually the most important ones) until your system starts behaving irratically for reasons you may often wonder. More than likely if something like this is happening to you, you may be infected with a virus, or even viruses!

Let us look at the names of the most reported viruses for last month, February 2006. Below is a list of the top 10 viruses reported during February:

If you want to learn more about the named viruses and hoaxes, I would encourage you to look them up in a search engine. You will be shocked at some of the things you read they are able to do to your computer. So, how safe is YOUR PC? Install an Anti-virus program now…before it is too late!!

With all the advances in technology, there are many processors around, and I mean CPU’s, that claim to be the best. Yes, the newer ones have variable ‘fast’ speeds that people go after day after so as to have the fastest machine on earth. The brands are quite vast, too:

From Intel we have:

(1) Pentium – The 80586 or P5 the Pentium is the generation above the 486 processor line.(2) Pentium Pro – Chip designed to help speed up Windows 32-bit software(3) Pentium with MMX – Processor with additional 57 new instructions and enhanced speed to graphics and multimedia software. MMX is now included in all Intel processors that have been released after this processor.(4) Pentium II / III – The first of the Intel processors to include the Slot adapters. These processors were the next generations of the Intel Pentium processor.(4) Intel Coppermine – The Socket (FC-PGA) version of the Intel Pentium III / IV.(5) Intel Flip Chip – Another name for the Intel Coppermine.(6) Intel Celeron – The low end Intel processors designed to help lower the prices of the computers by reducing or at first eliminating the level 2 cache.(7) Pentium IV – The next generation of Intel processors, these processors were over 1GHz and were the FPGA processors.

The AMD processors include:

(1) AMD K6-2 – Socket 7 processor with the 3DNow! technology and first to have the 100MHz bus.(2) AMD K6-3 – K6-2 chip with Level 2 cache memory that runs at the speed of the CPU.(3) AMD Duron – Like the Intel Celeron the AMD Duron is an affordable solution processor allowing for the price in the overall computer to drop.(4) AMD Athlon – AMD generation with features such as the 200MHz bus speed(5) AMD Thunderbird – The latest AMD processor this processor is the socket version.(6) AMD K7 – Socket A processor with speeds that go above the 1 GHz.(7) AMD Sempron – 2400+ Thoroughbred 333MHz FSB 256KB L2 Cache Socket A Processor

Now, which one is the best, I mean in terms of the particular family – is it Intel or AMD? Everyone has there own opinion. Personally, I have worked with both, more so with AMD K7 which works well (I have no problem with it). Pentium is good too. Many people give it high ratings. What really is the difference between the two? After all, a processor is a processor, isn’t it? What is your favourite?

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Welcome to my Blogger. The main topic that will be discussed here is Computers. What are the latest trends? What problems do some operating systems face, and how can they be rectified? What about viruses, security threats, bugs, and so on?

If you have any comments and suggestions, you are welcome to join in and share them. After all, knowledge is the key to power! So, let us ALL share what we know to make life a bit easier for everyone.

Looking forward to hearing your comments.

Kraig.

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